For a healthier relationship between Princeton
and the environment
Greening Princeton works to improve
Our emphasis on collaboration
We listen to their concerns &
the relationship between the University
makes Greening Princeton
constraints to see how we can make
and the environment.
unique and
our ideas work with their mission. We
We identify and find solutions to
effective. Administrators are
start with low- or no-cost projects and
campus practices with harmful
often interested in environmental
we supply research, advocate for
environmental consequences. We
initiatives but constrained by time funding, increase & document student
work with administrators, meeting with
or money.
support,
do
footwork,
or
simply
cheer
them regularly and developing strong
So:
We
help.
them
on.
relationships.
Growth & Outreach
Next Project:
Our work with University Dining Services has
expanded menu offerings of natural, organic and local foods.
In 2004-05 Dining Services purchased:
• more than 25,000 lbs of Jersey Fresh™ produce from local farms
• over 7000 lbs of organic Oat & Honey Granola from Cascadian Farms
• 2900 pounds of organic salad spring mix (all that was served)
Organic fruits & vegetables are offered with season, price & availability.
Every fall freshmen get reusable mugs. Frist, Café Viv & Chancellor Green
offer discounts for reusable mugs.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
Fair-Trade coffee is offered in all dining halls.
energy conservation & renewables!
•Advocated for and participated in creating &
hiring a Sustainability Manager position.
•All flour is unbleached.
•All food waste is sent to a pig farm.
Goals
• All milk is BGH and Prosilac-free.
•Panel June 2nd 4pm--Frist Multipurpose Rm A •Save energy & water
GP Members
visiting a local
• 25% of our chicken is anti-biotic free.
tomato farm
•Panel on Environmental Justice, part of
•Increase recycling
•All napkins are unbleached & recycled.
Pace’s Class Matters Series 2/23/06.
Dining Services partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium & serves
•More green purchasing
•Helped create & design Eco-reps, student
almost all sustainable seafood (not over-fished & caught without
•Grass-fed
beef
&
milk
employees of Building Services who raise
endangering other species). All seafood is marked
•Green building
environmental awareness in dorms.
with green, yellow or red dots to promote awareness.
Coming Soon: all shell eggs will be free-range
in 2006-07, organic herb garden at grad
college & a farmer’s market on campus
How’d we do?!?
this fall with all local food!
Grand Champion Standings
Greening Princeton’s 1st project was 100% pcw recycled paper.
Overall
Rank
Future goals: grass-fed beef, organic milk,
School Name
Recycling
(of 93)
Pollution & Resources Saved by the
We began working with
Rate (%)
more
organic
&
fair-trade
products
Princeton University Paper Policy
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Cal State San Marcos
50.9%
PAPER AND PURCHASING
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Over 10 weeks, colleges and
universities across the United
States compete to see who
can recycle the most, produce
the least trash, and have the
highest recycling rate.
The 2006 competition was the
most broad-reaching to date.
More than 90 schools
competed, including Harvard,
Yale and.. Princeton!
Find out more at
www.recyclemaniacs.org
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Kalamazoo College
Point Loma Nazarene
University
Colorado State
Northwest Missouri
State University
Ball State University
Middlebury College
Youngstown State
University
University of California,
Davis
Tufts University
Washington State
University
University of Colorado Boulder
MIT
Ithaca College
Mount Holyoke College
Princeton University
Grinnell College
Ohio University
Portland State University
Harvard University
University of Vermont
Brigham Young
UMass Amherst
Dickinson College
Yale University
48.3%
44.2%
42.2%
40.7%
36.0%
35.7%
34.9%
34.8%
33.3%
33.1%
32.5%
30.1%
29.5%
29.4%
29.3%
28.7%
27.4%
26.8%
26.7%
25.4%
25.3%
24.5%
23.4%
22.9%
the Purchasing
2005 Data Prepared by Greening Princeton using
Department in 2001.
Environmental Defense Paper Calculator
We encouraged individual
All Virgin
2005 Paper
What we are saving
880
353
527
3,646
offices around campus to
Wood Use
tons
tons
tons
trees
10,170
7,475
2,695
30
begin purchasing
Total Energy
million BTU's million BTU's MBTU's
homes/year
Sulfur dioxide
7,312
6,955
357
65
recycled paper, ran blind
pounds
pounds
pounds
18-wheelers
(SO )
1,540,504
1,142,698
397,806
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trials and took surveys of
Greenhouse
lbs CO
lbs CO
lbs CO
Gases
cars/year
equiv.
equiv.
equiv.
findings and opinions.
Nitrogen
5,011
4,240
770
3
pounds
pounds
pounds
18-wheelers
oxides (NOx)
We helped dispel
3,326
2,494
832
74
Particulates
pounds
pounds
pounds
buses/year
misconceptions about
more info:
Haz. Air
460
208
253
pounds
pounds
pounds
recycled paper quality,
http://www.princeton.edu/ Pollutants
Vol. Organics
1,418
858
560
~greening/paper.html
pounds
pounds
pounds
and worked directly with
(VOCs)
87
35
52
Sulfur (TRS)
Boise to improve their product. Purchasing negotiated
pounds
pounds
pounds
5,580,487
3,847,878 1,732,608
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Wastewater
a price break with Boise if the entire school switched
gallons
gallons
gallons
swim. pools
to Aspen 100, their 100% pcw product. We then convinced the Provost to adopt a 100%
pcw purchasing mandate, presenting a report on current paper usage & working closely
with the Princeton Environmental Oversight Committee. (web.princeton.edu/sites/peoc/ )
For more information:
http://facilities.princeton.edu/dining/environment_com
munity.htm
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Look for recycled
paper notebooks
at the UStore.
After 2 meetings with the folks
who run the UStore, they
decided to sell “Greening
Princeton” notebooks!
The school-wide mandate went into effect 4/1/2004.
Our next goals: green cleaning products & carpeting.
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